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The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 9th in Taiwan, 1014th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 151 research topics. The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 30,843 academic publications and 676,051 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1014 of 14,131 In the World
#238 of 5,830 In Asia
#9 of 144 In Taiwan
#3 of 28 In Taipei
#80 of 1,010 For Firefighting and Fire Science
#103 of 2,313 For Multimedia
#106 of 1,117 For Technical Drawing
#2049 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1906 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 148 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Engineering in Taiwan and 479th in the World with 25,506 publications made and 530,427 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 128 In Taiwan
#137 of 2,835 In Asia
#479 of 6,782 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 2 12
1993 2 12
1994 5 9
1995 7 15
1996 8 26
1997 48 28
1998 266 56
1999 326 251
2000 268 434
2001 320 748
2002 347 1164
2003 429 1688
2004 456 2204
2005 492 2804
2006 609 3863
2007 729 4711
2008 826 6043
2009 854 7485
2010 1133 9765
2011 1186 12473
2012 1287 14635
2013 1376 17379
2014 1318 20520
2015 1169 22559
2016 1189 24973
2017 1184 28024
2018 1154 32430
2019 1349 37477
2020 1372 42905
2021 1511 50383
2022 1475 53841
2023 1619 57471
2024 1138 55484

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Physics in Taiwan and 554th in the World with 21,634 publications made and 444,072 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 126 In Taiwan
#155 of 2,817 In Asia
#554 of 6,713 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 2 12
1993 1 9
1994 3 8
1995 4 16
1996 9 23
1997 47 25
1998 240 51
1999 287 235
2000 245 404
2001 294 684
2002 300 1033
2003 353 1509
2004 388 1842
2005 393 2414
2006 497 3340
2007 619 4050
2008 682 5062
2009 718 6217
2010 930 8160
2011 1009 10340
2012 1071 12068
2013 1179 14374
2014 1118 16840
2015 961 18572
2016 1022 20890
2017 1027 23757
2018 977 27326
2019 1146 31514
2020 1195 36398
2021 1301 42614
2022 1280 46034
2023 1351 49347
2024 936 47279

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 142 347
Materials Science 5 146 441
Optical Engineering 7 137 487
Acoustical Engineering 6 134 529
Quantum and Particle physics 7 158 544
Applied/Engineering Physics 5 203 630
Condensed Matter Physics 8 226 662
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 207 826
Nuclear Physics 9 278 902
Atomic and Molecular physics 11 329 1042
Astrobiology 14 307 1065
Biophysics 15 349 1099
Theoretical Physics 20 640 1788

Chemistry rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 11th for Chemistry in Taiwan and 739th in the World with 17,857 publications made and 396,117 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#11 of 126 In Taiwan
#245 of 2,781 In Asia
#739 of 6,545 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 1 9
1993 1 5
1994 3 3
1995 4 15
1996 9 15
1997 35 17
1998 218 50
1999 251 224
2000 200 374
2001 248 635
2002 242 913
2003 298 1314
2004 323 1624
2005 312 2077
2006 417 2836
2007 514 3490
2008 540 4185
2009 575 5162
2010 746 6750
2011 809 8533
2012 848 10239
2013 908 12271
2014 891 14282
2015 759 15873
2016 851 17984
2017 870 20905
2018 839 24114
2019 956 28135
2020 1018 33049
2021 1083 38459
2022 1103 41879
2023 1113 44603
2024 828 44997

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Chemical Engineering 5 144 321
Nanotechnology 5 142 347
Physical chemistry 5 146 379
Radiochemistry 6 222 423
Materials Science 5 146 441
Inorganic Chemistry 5 168 458
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 5 146 522
Organic Chemistry 7 219 653
Environmental Chemistry 8 218 676
Biochemical Engineering 4 203 713
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 200 721
Computational Chemistry 7 251 841
Biochemistry 12 372 1015
Pharmacy 15 396 1055
Nutrition and Food Science 13 411 1067

Computer Science rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Computer Science in Taiwan and 479th in the World with 17,066 publications made and 354,889 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 124 In Taiwan
#100 of 2,840 In Asia
#479 of 6,845 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 2 4
1993 1 10
1994 2 9
1995 4 7
1996 1 16
1997 32 21
1998 129 25
1999 175 109
2000 139 212
2001 160 310
2002 231 669
2003 264 947
2004 279 1313
2005 356 1702
2006 440 2445
2007 523 3051
2008 618 4194
2009 631 5361
2010 816 7135
2011 825 8960
2012 882 10043
2013 999 12192
2014 928 14276
2015 865 15495
2016 782 16689
2017 749 17833
2018 759 21506
2019 879 24581
2020 873 27146
2021 994 32022
2022 921 33627
2023 1051 36288
2024 717 30848

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Computer Science.

Biology rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 12th for Biology in Taiwan and 986th in the World with 14,725 publications made and 376,860 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#12 of 123 In Taiwan
#330 of 2,834 In Asia
#986 of 6,833 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 1 5
1993 1 5
1994 2 4
1995 0 10
1996 5 12
1997 26 13
1998 147 34
1999 181 154
2000 146 261
2001 186 512
2002 178 702
2003 242 1021
2004 240 1326
2005 225 1702
2006 313 2315
2007 381 2828
2008 374 3532
2009 462 4574
2010 598 5917
2011 643 7601
2012 670 9151
2013 767 11349
2014 724 13180
2015 640 15094
2016 689 16892
2017 736 19391
2018 702 22923
2019 834 26817
2020 909 31822
2021 970 37495
2022 997 41160
2023 1005 43732
2024 697 40389

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 5 142 347
Agricultural Science 6 297 860
Evolutionary Biology 8 223 922
Paleontology 9 276 941
Biochemistry 12 372 1015
Astrobiology 14 307 1065
Nutrition and Food Science 13 411 1067
Biophysics 15 349 1099
Neuroscience 15 323 1131
Biotechnology 12 445 1185
Genetics 16 475 1287
Botany 14 528 1434
Molecular Biology 29 634 1612
Oncology and Cancer research 33 712 1703
Pharmacology 27 759 1753
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 672 1901
Immunology 24 766 1903
Microbiology 24 823 1921
Zoology 20 646 1952
Animal Science 19 722 2021
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 24 852 2043
Forestry 14 740 2087
Horticulture 33 1072 2406
Virology 36 1041 2620

Environmental Science rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 8th for Environmental Science in Taiwan and 853rd in the World with 12,233 publications made and 284,008 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#8 of 124 In Taiwan
#240 of 2,838 In Asia
#853 of 6,876 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 2 9
1993 1 2
1994 4 5
1995 2 11
1996 5 14
1997 19 12
1998 123 26
1999 139 101
2000 128 166
2001 153 303
2002 166 463
2003 215 779
2004 203 1037
2005 217 1280
2006 286 1825
2007 330 2107
2008 355 2887
2009 367 3585
2010 530 4701
2011 549 6111
2012 657 7433
2013 681 9294
2014 645 11031
2015 537 12332
2016 583 13714
2017 595 15373
2018 548 17837
2019 651 20769
2020 712 24365
2021 736 29066
2022 756 31679
2023 788 33655
2024 521 28724

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 9 217 634
Geotechnical Engineering 7 218 656
Environmental Chemistry 8 218 676
Oceanography 9 194 693
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 207 719
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 200 721
Environmental Management 9 276 822
Geology 9 233 824
Earth science and Geophysics 10 253 827
Geography and Cartography 6 203 851
Agricultural Science 6 297 860
Ecology 9 249 898
Paleontology 9 276 941
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 25 672 1901
Forestry 14 740 2087

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Taiwan and 960th in the World with 9,960 publications made and 260,163 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Linguistics, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 123 In Taiwan
#183 of 2,864 In Asia
#960 of 7,081 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 5
1994 1 5
1995 1 2
1996 1 10
1997 16 13
1998 73 20
1999 100 60
2000 86 119
2001 95 182
2002 114 364
2003 144 535
2004 156 775
2005 182 1092
2006 223 1572
2007 269 1988
2008 318 2666
2009 338 3627
2010 404 4762
2011 472 6082
2012 534 7208
2013 590 8867
2014 590 10509
2015 517 11674
2016 502 12514
2017 445 13396
2018 426 16643
2019 514 19092
2020 537 21680
2021 611 25558
2022 586 27362
2023 664 29798
2024 433 24434

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 3 55 381
Journalism and Digital Media 4 97 477
Linguistics 5 106 550
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 14 142 639
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 81 654
Law 4 130 747
Archaeology 4 199 841
Political Science 4 139 877
Military science 6 115 885
Philosophy 5 171 911
History 5 203 920
Anthropology 5 146 922
Sociology 9 161 930
Aesthetics 7 199 941
Communications and Public Relations 9 178 997
Library and Information science 8 175 1054
Art History 6 142 1243
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 393 1626
Demography 23 627 1893
Classics and Ancient History 18 599 2166

Mathematics rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Mathematics in Taiwan and 544th in the World with 7,906 publications made and 207,127 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 122 In Taiwan
#129 of 2,718 In Asia
#544 of 6,418 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 3
1993 0 5
1994 2 7
1995 1 4
1996 0 6
1997 13 8
1998 69 16
1999 80 44
2000 58 82
2001 72 132
2002 104 301
2003 138 484
2004 143 700
2005 179 892
2006 213 1309
2007 244 1624
2008 278 2059
2009 285 2732
2010 364 3571
2011 363 4563
2012 435 5385
2013 480 6711
2014 453 8235
2015 416 8975
2016 356 9421
2017 316 10136
2018 345 12397
2019 395 14128
2020 386 15530
2021 496 18620
2022 428 19432
2023 506 20875
2024 275 15099

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 48 154
Math Teachers 2 49 275
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 113 381
Statistics 7 140 587
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 11 152 710
Actuarial Science 16 174 855
Applied Mathematics 18 468 1329

Business rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 5th for Business in Taiwan and 488th in the World with 6,764 publications made and 170,298 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 124 In Taiwan
#100 of 2,646 In Asia
#488 of 6,339 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 4
1993 0 6
1994 2 3
1995 1 1
1996 2 4
1997 13 7
1998 67 13
1999 76 36
2000 84 83
2001 96 136
2002 109 294
2003 139 451
2004 123 692
2005 158 810
2006 188 1247
2007 223 1649
2008 239 2309
2009 231 2898
2010 301 3867
2011 328 4831
2012 376 5353
2013 374 6258
2014 398 7428
2015 344 7963
2016 276 8365
2017 250 8847
2018 282 10470
2019 316 12189
2020 344 13591
2021 407 15996
2022 368 16450
2023 429 17432
2024 206 13064

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 2 38 110
Operations Research 3 48 154
Construction Management 2 42 170
Entertainment Industry Business 1 22 228
Management 5 91 372
Project Management 3 49 376
Management Information Systems 5 53 385
Marketing 4 72 397
Advertising 4 85 520
Real Estate 9 143 554
Accounting 9 149 720
Human Resource Management 9 157 755
Engineering Management 7 168 773
Finance 9 170 778
Actuarial Science 16 174 855
Investment Banking and Stock trading 17 250 898
Hospitality and Hotel Management 35 446 1238
International Business 23 458 1737

Psychology rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 9th for Psychology in Taiwan and 822nd in the World with 5,322 publications made and 165,328 citations received. Main research topics: Cognitive Science, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#9 of 123 In Taiwan
#197 of 2,755 In Asia
#822 of 6,645 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 1 0
1993 0 4
1994 0 6
1995 0 2
1996 1 8
1997 6 3
1998 32 4
1999 29 24
2000 28 56
2001 36 54
2002 43 119
2003 53 230
2004 45 236
2005 71 391
2006 81 559
2007 116 723
2008 122 1034
2009 157 1440
2010 188 1954
2011 213 2721
2012 245 3361
2013 294 4284
2014 299 5294
2015 279 5882
2016 274 6666
2017 250 7053
2018 248 8789
2019 338 10580
2020 376 12117
2021 386 14601
2022 387 15996
2023 438 17389
2024 270 14485

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Education Majors 3 55 381
Cognitive Science 5 107 476
Social Psychology 4 95 643
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 5 81 654
Child Psychology 8 149 887
Neuroscience 15 323 1131
Psychiatry 16 393 1292
Clinical Psychology 23 501 1757

Art & Design rankings

The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ranked 6th for Art & Design in Taiwan and 556th in the World with 3,133 publications made and 68,832 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, Literature, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 118 In Taiwan
#91 of 2,428 In Asia
#556 of 5,966 In the World

National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 1
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 4 3
1998 15 4
1999 18 17
2000 26 34
2001 31 37
2002 31 61
2003 59 96
2004 38 110
2005 50 191
2006 67 295
2007 76 407
2008 89 558
2009 105 771
2010 116 1095
2011 134 1308
2012 170 1552
2013 189 2046
2014 172 2549
2015 189 2903
2016 162 3130
2017 158 3247
2018 153 3824
2019 174 4547
2020 143 4776
2021 185 5986
2022 198 6119
2023 208 6972
2024 168 6437

The following table provides academic rankings for The National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Taiwan ranking Asia ranking World rank
Multimedia 3 17 103
Illustration and Concept Art 2 23 171
Game Design and Development 3 31 181
Painting and Drawing 3 35 223
Sculpture 3 35 223
Entertainment Industry Business 1 22 228
UX/UI Desgin 4 40 239
Graphic Design 3 39 239
Computer Graphics 6 75 300
Interior Design 2 109 386
Animation 7 113 411
Architecture 5 92 451
Fashion Design 6 93 527
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 106 590
Photography 9 146 750
Aesthetics 7 199 941
Literature 6 186 953
Creative Writing 9 179 1115
Art History 6 142 1243

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Speciality Taiwan Asia World Rank
Environmental Economics 4 129 459
Optometry 8 249 850
Economics 9 201 919
Sonography and Ultrasound 15 349 935
Ophthalmology 13 354 1091
Health Science 9 254 1112
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 12 288 1147
Sports Medicine 12 287 1166
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 17 405 1194
Development Studies 14 310 1216
Radiation Therapy 21 512 1261
Anatomy and Physiology 16 445 1315
Orthodontics 11 434 1381
Audiology 22 440 1436
Medicine 18 502 1458
Physical Therapy 21 468 1527
Surgery 20 561 1597
Pathology 19 587 1613
Healthcare Management (MHA) 26 487 1723
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 23 703 1738
Dentistry 18 605 1755
Cardiology 26 675 1844
Public Health 21 621 1883
Anesthesiology 29 712 1941
Nursing 27 608 2041
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 22 689 2257